Sponsoring entity NEPUGA PÓS GRADUAÇÃO LTDA, currently named PUGA & NUNES EDUCACIONAL LTDA

Faculdade ANA CAROLINA PUGA – Faculdade Nepuga

CODE OF CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINARY RULES FOR THE FACULTY OF Faculdade Nepuga

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE FACULTY CHAPTER I

The responsibilities of the Faculdade Nepuga faculty fall into three main areas: Teaching, Research and Intellectual Contributions / Institutional Contributions. Faculty members are also responsible for keeping their personal records up to date.

Keeping Personal Records Up to Date

All planning and management work related to the Faculdade Nepuga faculty is based on a body of information about the faculty, including academic background, professional experience, intellectual contributions and institutional contributions, among others.

It is therefore the faculty member's responsibility to keep their records up to date so they can be included in a file created specifically to store relevant information about their qualifications and development.

Faculty members are also responsible for informing Faculdade Nepuga, periodically and in advance, about lectures, advising, classes, research and other commitments undertaken outside the Institution that are related to the activities carried out at this Institution and that may give rise to a conflict of interest, by notifying it through the interactive platform (Student Portal and Study Portal) at least 30 days in advance; the request will be reviewed together with the general board, and the faculty member will be informed of this Higher Education Institution's position on each particular case.

Faculdade Nepuga recommends that all faculty members keep their Currículo Lattes (Brazil's national academic CV platform) up to date, and professors who teach in the undergraduate and specialization programs should update it regularly, with each new addition, throughout the year; this is a recommendation of the evaluators of the MEC, the ministry responsible for regulating undergraduate programs, lato sensu postgraduate programs and extension courses in Brazil.

Teaching

The responsibility of the Faculdade Nepuga faculty, more than to teaching itself, is to student learning. We consider that all admitted students are, in principle, able to perform adequately in their respective undergraduate programs, postgraduate programs and university extension courses. Thus, as a whole, students are expected to achieve high levels of attainment of the learning goals in the programs and their respective courses. Responsibility for this success is shared by students and faculty. Any failure by some students is likewise shared by students and faculty.

Faculdade Nepuga aims to provide both students and faculty with the best conditions for achieving the learning goals. Faculdade Nepuga's methodological vision promotes a high degree of interaction among students, taking advantage of their diversity in terms of background, prior experience and fields of work, among other aspects. At the same time, the structure of Faculdade Nepuga's teaching programs includes a distribution of course hours and days in the month that gives students the chance to reach the professor to clear up questions about the subject taught. This support can be provided in person or through the interactive platform (Student Portal and Study Portal), according to the guidelines of the teaching program.

The responsibility of coordinators and faculty associated with the course load of courses, programs and commitments includes the following activities and attitudes:

• follow the Faculdade Nepuga methodology. All methodology developed by faculty must follow the training and guidelines given when they were hired, as well as the use of handouts, their own slides or slides provided by Faculdade Nepuga, and classroom layout. All classes are standardized, according to the lesson plan given to the faculty member during training, in which the distribution of practical and theoretical classes is predetermined in each program's pedagogical plan.
• prepare courses in accordance with Faculdade Nepuga's educational proposal.
• conduct classes in accordance with Faculdade Nepuga's educational and methodological vision.
• contribute to improving and innovating the assessment of student performance, ensuring consistency between the assessment of learning, the learning objectives of the course and class dynamics (with the understanding that learning objectives will be suited to the level of demand/difficulty of each program — undergraduate, postgraduate, continuing education).
• define assessments and their grading criteria jointly and based on the learning foundations and evidence set out in the lesson plan, according to CONSEPE (the Teaching, Research and Extension Council) and the other competent academic bodies of Faculdade Nepuga. Specifically, the midterm and final exams must be the same and have the same grading criteria. Lesson plans may vary in the “activities” and “prior reading” dimensions, based on each professor's teaching style and approach to the content. On the other hand, the “problems,” “foundations” and “learning evidence,” since they constitute the purposes and core of the course, must be the same whenever more than one professor teaches the same course due to the number of classes. Exceptions may only occur by prior decision of the academic coordinations of Faculdade Nepuga in special contexts, such as a curriculum transition (classes in different semesters) or course redesign based on a curriculum review.
• grade midterm and final assessments based on previously defined criteria, applied consistently to all students, allowing constructive feedback to be given to students and to the faculty member themselves regarding results and opportunities for improvement, so that the necessary adjustments can be made to the course. In this way, assessments fulfill their role as an instrument of learning and development.
• follow the guidelines of the academic coordinations and academic support regarding the grading system and the sharing of class materials, among others.
• respond when called by the academic coordinators to attend and contribute to regular meetings related to the teaching program in which they teach.
• Follow the lesson plans according to the STANDARD methodology, without making any changes before informing the coordination in charge and waiting for the request to be approved. All suggestions for improving the lesson plan must be sent to the coordination in charge, and the faculty member must wait for the change if it is APPROVED.
• be responsible for the performance of the assistant professors in the courses they teach, whether in the classroom or in other aspects of the assistant professors' work.
• meet deadlines, workflows and procedures, as directed by the coordinations.
• consider student evaluations as a relevant source of information for developing their classroom performance.
• seek feedback from the teaching program coordinators and from colleagues in order to improve their classroom performance.
• actively participate in Faculdade Nepuga's faculty development programs or initiatives aimed at aligning teaching practices with the HEI's (higher education institution's) educational proposal.
• Follow the class guidelines built on Faculdade Nepuga's methodologies for each course taught.
• use the resources offered by Faculdade Nepuga, such as microphones, projectors and videos, as well as the guidance on course design and the workshops on topics related to methodological and pedagogical practices.
• observe and uphold the Code of Conduct and Disciplinary Rules for the Student Body of Faculdade Nepuga, guiding students regarding attitudes inconsistent with Faculdade Nepuga's principles and values, such as cheating, plagiarism, safety rules and classroom behavior, for example.
• observe and uphold the General Bylaws and other Regulations of Faculdade Nepuga in relationships among students, among professors, between students and professors, between students and staff, and between professors and staff.
• clinical services, consulting or advisory services OUT CLASS by faculty members, offering any service to students with a current contract at this Higher Education Institution, are not permitted by Faculdade Nepuga, nor is the sale of any teaching material and/or product related to the field to students.
• consulting, sale of clinical internships, sale of products, sale of books and/or handouts, sale of tickets and any other type of commercial activity by FACULTY MEMBERS at Faculdade Nepuga is not authorized and will result in termination of the contract and payment of a fine, subject to legal action.
• no photographs taken at Faculdade Nepuga may be posted on the faculty member's personal profile for self-promotion; they may only be used to promote the class and must always mention Faculdade Nepuga in the posts.
• no teaching material provided by Faculdade Nepuga for teaching classes at the Institution may be used at other schools and/or for other purposes; doing so is considered a breach of contract and of applicable law.

Notes:

1) Faculdade Nepuga respects and protects copyright; for this reason, the school's copy center does not make photocopies that may be inconsistent with the Guidelines of the ABDR – Brazilian Reprographic Rights Association.

2) Faculdade Nepuga manages the use of teaching materials requested by faculty through the Moodle system (Student Portal), among others, in order to control the number of licenses that must be paid to the institutions holding the rights to all materials made available to the Faculdade Nepuga faculty.

3) Materials developed by faculty members must be reviewed by the COORDINATIONS before being made available to students; other materials (such as class notes, assessments, grading rubrics and lesson plans) are treated as belonging to the institution and may therefore be shared with other faculty members or even among students (who sometimes take the initiative to share notes with classmates, including through social media). In this regard, we advise faculty to include in all materials they prepare a footnote stating that they may not be reproduced or distributed without the institution's prior authorization. The Student Handbook explains the procedure for obtaining authorization from the professor and the Institution. In addition, special attention must be paid to properly citing authors and/or bibliography when the faculty member uses concepts, quotations, etc. that are not their own.

Teaching Assignments for Non-Exclusive Faculty

• Faculty members go through a rigorous admission process in the selection of new professors and, once their command of the course has been proven, they are assigned to Faculdade Nepuga's faculty training, where they are trained in the methodologies adopted and developed for the undergraduate programs, postgraduate programs and extension courses offered.
• For each course there is a set of methodologies that faculty must follow throughout the country; it is a standard of Faculdade Nepuga teaching. The assignment decision is made by the academic coordinations of Faculdade Nepuga's teaching programs during the academic year, according to the need for and availability of classes.
• The academic coordinations will contact contracted faculty/staff by email and through other official channels to assign classes for the semester.
• Faculty assignments are defined based on the program's requirements regarding the distribution of participating professors per program and on an assessment of each faculty member's academic and professional qualifications.
• The academic assessment is based on an analysis of the faculty member's classroom performance, as well as compliance with the program and the methodology used, through the post-class forms filled out by students after class and by the local secretary of each unit.
• A professor's teaching assignment is made through a temporary contract for that weekend.
• A new contract may or may not be offered for the same programs and/or new programs, with prior notice and under the terms of the service agreement established with Faculdade Nepuga, according to the Institution's needs.

Research and Other Intellectual Contributions

• Research activities are part of this Higher Education Institution's effort to disseminate knowledge, a fundamental element of its mission.
• All Faculdade Nepuga faculty/staff are therefore encouraged to engage in research and to meet the institution's expectation that the faculty have a high level of academic qualification, regardless of the type of employment relationship, profile or career level of the professor.

Intellectual contributions produced by the faculty will generally meet the following requirements:

1) They exist in written form and are publicly available, although some contributions may take the form of public presentations or lectures or have restricted access;

2) They were subject to some form of review by academic or professional peers, or editorial review, before publication.

Intellectual contributions may be of three types in terms of their nature:

• Basic Academic Research – contributions that add knowledge to the theoretical base or generate empirical evidence that supports or rejects theories. These contributions are usually published in scientific journals and are aimed at an academic audience.
• Contribution to Practice – contributions that influence professional practice in a given field of knowledge. They are usually published in professional journals and are aimed at managers or public policy makers.
• Teaching and Learning Research – contributions that influence the school's teaching-learning activities. The preparation of new materials used in courses, the creation of teaching support materials and research carried out in the pedagogical field are considered pedagogical and epistemological dimensions. Of note here is the institutional effort to develop case studies that make up the Faculdade Nepuga collection.

In addition, contributions may be classified into two categories:

• Peer-reviewed, defined as an independent evaluation/review process before publication. It is generally carried out by a committee/editorial board considered expert in the field. Ideally, it should be independent, provide critical but constructive feedback, demonstrate command of the field and take place transparently (even if the reviewers are anonymous).
• Non-peer-reviewed, when the process intended to ensure the quality of the contribution does not take place as described above, and may involve an invitation to publish or a review of only the abstract rather than the full article, among other forms.

 

Research output means the publication of academic articles in indexed journals (national and international), books and book chapters in the institution's main areas of interest, namely Health Sciences, Biomedicine, Aesthetics, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Law, International Relations, or in the field of Pedagogy or Teaching and Learning Processes.

Except in extraordinary situations, only publications in which the name Faculdade Nepuga is explicitly mentioned will normally be taken into account.

Faculty with Research Responsibilities

Faculty with specific research output responsibilities are full-time exclusive faculty in the Researcher track, in the Adjunct track, and non-exclusive faculty.

The intellectual output responsibility of full-time exclusive faculty in the researcher track depends on their career level and is set in terms of research points obtained, calculated as a three-year moving average.

Full-time exclusive faculty in the adjunct track and joint appointment faculty are responsible for remaining academically qualified, under the GENERAL BYLAWS: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN – PDI – CHAPTER II – CLASSIFICATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITIONS.

Faculty without Research Responsibilities

Other faculty members, including full-time exclusive administrative faculty and non-exclusive faculty, are encouraged to maintain their academic qualifications, although this is not mandatory, especially for those who are professionally qualified.

However, it should be kept in mind that the best teaching-learning conditions are offered when professors are academically and professionally up to date. Thus, to encourage academic output by professors who have no specific research responsibility, the school has established a policy of granting research funds to this group of faculty. This policy, detailed in the GENERAL BYLAWS: INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN – PDI – CAREER PLAN, WORK SCHEDULE AND FACULTY QUALIFICATION/TRAINING PLAN, requires the faculty member to hold a doctorate and to draw up a work plan to obtain or maintain their academic qualification.

Institutional Contributions

Faculdade Nepuga values the involvement of its faculty in activities beyond those related to teaching and research, with attention to continuous evolution and innovation consistent with fulfilling its mission, contributing to the School's strength and good reputation, as well as to creating a harmonious and efficient environment across the various institutional initiatives. A professor's interest in dedicating themselves to Faculdade Nepuga is a fundamental aspect to be addressed and assessed in the admission of new faculty. Likewise, this aspect will be part of the performance evaluation of all Faculdade Nepuga faculty.

Institutional contributions vary in nature and format. For example, contributions may be of the following nature:

• leadership roles;
• coordination of teaching programs or study and/or research centers;
• committee membership;
• supervising or carrying out internal projects;
• taking part in activities promoted by Faculdade Nepuga;
• organizing academic events;
• advising papers and dissertations;
• taking part in events by invitation, among others.

 

The annual institutional contribution responsibility of the Faculdade Nepuga faculty depends on the terms of the teaching services agreement with individuals and/or legal entities.

GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF PROFESSORS IN THE CLASSROOM

1. Professors must arrive 30 minutes early and check all equipment and teaching resources before use, including whether all requested materials are available, so that local secretaries and teaching assistants do not have to run up and down with materials, leaving the reception desk/office unattended:

1. Regarding the handling of classroom equipment, from projectors, cables, sound systems, computers, air conditioning and lights to aesthetics equipment, descarpak containers, etc., the faculty member is responsible for taking care of the equipment, handling it, plugging it into the correct voltage, using the biohazard collector, turning the air conditioning and lights on and off, and organizing equipment and materials in the classroom….
2. The use of consumable materials is the faculty member's responsibility;
3. Regarding the use of PPE; Faculty members must wear PPE (personal protective equipment), and must also enforce its use among students.

2. Students must NOT arrive late to class. Do NOT allow late students into the classroom. If a student's late arrival is for a valid reason, they will be accompanied by someone from the Program Coordination.

3. Once in the classroom, do not allow latecomers in, except when expressly authorized.

4. At the break and at the end of the period, the professor must remain in the classroom until the last student leaves. Close the door and windows, turn off the lights and switch off the equipment, computers, projectors and air conditioners. Note: You may ask the teaching assistant or the local secretary for help.

5. The professor must be the last to leave. They must erase the board, collect the markers and lock the door. Note: You may ask the teaching assistant or the local secretary for help.

6. Students may not remain in the classroom without the professor present.

7. Many things distract students, disrupt classes and cause problems in the classroom. For your convenience, only allow your students to use CELL PHONES, SMARTPHONES, TABLETS, LAPTOPS and the like for teaching activities, and do NOT allow eating in the classroom. NOTE: FACULTY MEMBERS have the authority to prohibit filming, photos or any other kind of sharing of procedures in practical classes in their classroom.

8. Caps and sunglasses are prohibited in the classroom.

9. Lab coat: Faculty may wear a WHITE lab coat with no logo, only the faculty member's name; if there is a logo, the only one allowed is that of Faculdade Nepuga. Every category of health professional has its uniform: doctors, dentists, workers, waiters and teachers. The lab coat is extremely important for health professionals. It is a sign of an organized Higher Education Institution and of a professional who takes care in their work. Always wear the WHITE lab coat in front of students.

10. Professors must not make any announcements to students, except at the request or with the knowledge of the coordination, regarding: – passing criteria; – schedule changes; – other professors; – reviews; – exam dates and types; – extracurricular activities.

11. Under no circumstances should the professor leave the class in the middle of a lesson on the grounds of student misconduct.

12. Advise students to use the restroom during the break, except in cases of physiological problems. The same applies to drinking water.

13. Professors must fill their water bottle before entering the classroom.

14. Students should preferably leave the classroom during the break between classes.

15. Nothing is more unpleasant than starting your work and realizing that a student has not brought all their materials and cannot take part in the class. Talk to them the first time. If it happens again, report the action taken to the Program Coordination.

16. Students who are not properly dressed for class may not attend it.

CLASSROOM DISCIPLINE

1. Respect your students. Do not become overly familiar with them. Do NOT use nicknames, mockery or jokes that will end up causing disciplinary problems. Young people do not always know how to tell what is serious from what is a joke. This is often where misconduct begins. Be careful about exposure on social media.

2. Under no circumstances USE GRADES OR ABSENCES as a punishment.

3. Under no circumstances THREATEN THE CLASS with difficult exam questions, strict grading, etc., since all of this reveals only the professor's LACK OF SKILL in running the class and maintaining discipline.

4. If it is necessary to discipline a student, be “creative” in your decision. Do NOT use outdated methods, such as writing lines a thousand times and the like; this will do nothing to increase the student's knowledge and will end up becoming a joke to them.

5. Try to resolve DISCIPLINE cases WITHIN THE CLASS ITSELF, following this procedure:

a) VERBAL WARNING, seeking to make students aware of each one's obligation to PAY THE UTMOST ATTENTION;

b) Any student who DISRUPTS the class AGAIN after the verbal warning must be ASKED TO LEAVE THE CLASS, and at the end of the class the professor must without fail RECORD THE INCIDENT IN THE CLASS LOG and be consistent with the student's participation and performance grade, as well as check their attendance on the attendance sheets; Note: You may ask the teaching assistant or the local secretary for help.

c) IF THE MISCONDUCT PERSISTS, the faculty member may stop the class until the disruptive student leaves, calling the local secretary and sending the student immediately to the office, which will take the appropriate action. It is also important to note that, depending on the seriousness of the offense, SOLELY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COORDINATION, the student may even be expelled from the student body. Note: We ask professors to cooperate regarding discipline, not only in the classroom but in ANY AREA OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION'S PREMISES.

6. Do NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, allow students to stay in the hallways between classes (except during the break).

7. TRASH. This is an old and well-known problem. It is very important for the professor to be an “inspector” of cleanliness and of the biosafety rules in their classroom; after all, they are an educator. Caring about cleanliness is also something learned at the Higher Education Institution.

PUNCTUALITY

1. Professors must arrive at least 30 (thirty) minutes before their class begins, in order to catch up on school matters and announcements. Note: Always pay attention to the announcements on the bulletin boards in the faculty room and to messages left by the Program Coordination. After one week on the bulletin board, the content of an announcement will be considered known to all professors.

2. For the 1st class of the day, the professor must always go to the classroom immediately, on time.

3. Under no circumstances dismiss the class BEFORE THE SCHEDULED END TIME. This creates disorder, discredits the Educational Institution and seriously affects other professors teaching other classes.

4. The content taught must have a beginning, middle and end, so that the entire class time is used for content relevant to the course.

5. Attendance must be taken at the times set by the COORDINATION.

6. No professor has the authority to dismiss the class before the end of class time; in the event of any unforeseen circumstance, notify the institution's COORDINATION.

7. Once all the content has been covered in class and all practical activities have been carried out, if students have no questions they may be dismissed after a minimum time corresponding to at least 75% (seventy-five percent) of the course's total course load. FACULTY MEMBERS are responsible for remaining in the classroom until the last student leaves.

GENERAL GUIDELINES ON STUDY METHODS

1. Explain to students that a study habit is only acquired by studying every day after the module, and that only if they devote themselves after class to reading and studying everything that was taught will they truly get the most out of that session, that class, and master the subject.

2. Advise students that they should:

a) In the classroom: Pay attention in class, asking for clarification whenever necessary;

b) Pay attention to their classmates' questions and listen to the professor's answers, since many doubts can be cleared up this way;

c) Take notes in class and copy the outline given by the professor;

d) Do the class exercises, asking the professor for help whenever needed;

e) If they have questions, clear them up with the professors themselves in the same class or, if applicable, later when the assignment is corrected;

f) Correct their exercises, both class and homework, so that they are all right when reviewing them for the exam;Faculdade Nepuga